What color is #4E004B?

#4E004B is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E004B?

The RGB value is 78, 0, 75: 78 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E004B?

The complementary color is #004E03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E004B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E004B color

#4E004B rgb(78, 0, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E004B is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0% green and 29.4% blue (78, 0, 75).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#4E004B color codes

HEX	`#4E004B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 0, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 0%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.15, 41.13, -24.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.15, 47.65, 329.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.412, 2.128, 6.834)`
Decimal	`5111883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E004B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E004B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E004B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E004B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e004b; }
.text { color: #4e004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e004b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 0 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e004b, #4e0024); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #4E004B?: #4E004B is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E004B?: The RGB value is 78, 0, 75: 78 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E004B?: The complementary color is #004E03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E004B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.